Large Majority Support Balanced Budget Amendment To Constitution

According to a recent Sachs/Mason-Dixon poll obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller, a large majority of the public backs an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced budget, a reform some lawmakers say is on the table in the debt ceiling debate.

65 percent of the public supports the amendment with 27 percent opposed; 8 percent are undecided.

81 percent of Republicans and 68 percent of independents support the amendment. Even a plurality of Democrats, the party that typically resists spending cuts, back the amendment by a 45 percent to 44 percent margin.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/27/poll-large-majority-support-balanced-budget-amendment-to-constitution/#ixzz1NaBAhp6q

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